Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-31
| UNLICENSED INSURANCE,
THREE COMPANIES EXPOSED
BY WEST POINTS BLAZE.

Grave Doubts whether the Polioy,
holders VIII BE Able To Collect tina
Insurance If the Companies Decline tO
Pay-Thres Years Added to the Sem
tence of "a Pension Fraud.
ATLANTA, GA March 30.--The burn.
ing of the West Point factory developed
that out of the 100000 of insurance $20,-
600 was in the following Chicago COM
panies, which have not the required $2o,-
600 deposited with the State Treasurer,
have not paid the company tax and II.
cense, have no legitimate agents In the
State and have made no reports to tho
Governor and Comptroller, and consc-
quontly are unauthorized to do business
in Georgia: Central Manufacturers Mu-
tual, Manufacturers and Merchants Mu-
tual and Western Manufacturers' Mutu-
al. AS these companies cannot send an
adjuster into the State, or employ a Iecal
agent TO adjust their loss, the owners oi
the factory may fDd themselves out t1
the extent of the insurance.
THE PENALTY.
The penalty for doing business in Geor.
ga in violation OF the insurance laws by
section 4310 OF the code is $1,000 fine and
twelve months ON the chain-gang, OF
JlbuSi~ III Will bG tuLOEC6u III buIS case ID
possible. Companies doing Legitimate
business in Georgia have agreed to cancel
all policies OF insurance where the owners
have policy in companies which hava
not complied with the law, and have in
serted clause in the policy contract that
1t will be vltiated in the event OF loss il
found out that a foreign policy exists.
Considerable stir is being made on this
question, and strong pressure will be-
made at the summer session OF the Legis-
lature to put the State Insurance Departs
ment Ia better shape.
PENSION FRAUDS.
James o. Diilashaw, who was COM
vlcted in November in the United States
Court OF working pension fraud in Halt
county and sentenced to four years in
the Albany penitentiary, was convicted
to day of "a similar indictment and SEM
fenced to three years. service, to begin a5
the expiration OF the other sentence.
In the Superior Court the case of w. CT
Phelps, drummer well known In base
ball circles, against Dukes Sons Il Co.
for damages, the suit was decided for tho
defendant. The jury went out yesterday
morning. Phelps was employed 10 have
painted the Dukes cigarette ADVERTISED
ment around the base ball park last sea-
son, aud some difference arose over tbs
transaction and the firm wrote here soma
severe criticisms about Phelps.
APPLICATION FOR PARDON.
Application for pardon was made in
the case OF Asa Whitaker (colored), now
III Fulton county Jail under sentence OF
ten years for voluntary manslaughter, on
| account OF bis physical condition. BY
| order OF the Governor DR.. Westmoreland,
principal physician OF the penitentiary.
examined Whitaker to-day and reported
him In bad health, and advised that he ID
sent TO the hospital.
The senior class OF Oxford was photo.
| graphed here to-day.
New cases OF smallpox having been
reported at Newman, the NEWS corre@
spondent is Informed from private sourc, d
that an Official Investigation was made
and the report proved 10 be without foun,
datlon.
MURDERER ESCAPES.
Luther Ellison, who murdered Bart
wall at a 0s9nio here last August. es.
| capped from the county jail at IL O'Clock
tonight. Ellison was convicted in No-
vember and given life sentence, but the
case was carried up. He Is 26 years old. I.
slender, dark, and well known to railroad
men. having worked on The Central and
East Tennessee roads for several years
past: The county and police officers ars
hunting for him tonight. and liberal re.
ward will be offered for his apprebeu sion.
Ellison had the assistance OF outside parI
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